Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Gakuen Alice.
Chapter Summary: How does a genius mind work? What are exactly those brains thinking?
Author's Note: Dedicated to my sister who loves Hotaru x Ruka pairing... I hope you like this one-shot. LOL
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A Genius' Mind
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There she was, one of the coldest yet smartest person you'll ever meet. She seems to be hard to approach, and also hard to talk to. How can you really start a small talk with a person with 164 intelligence quotients anyway? 99% of the people around her is stupider than she is. Just saying something not so important will be deemed as a stupid topic to her. She loves gossip, but she never says anything about her or what her past was.
Don't tell her your secret and get to her good side! I already warned you! Don't get mad at me if you just found out that anybody knows your secret because you two fought. Well, she's sort of a black mailer and a situation-controller. She's also a money addict and a sadistic freak.
Maybe you're asking me if ever she have any friends...
Answer: She has few I guess? She even have a boyfriend for goodness sake! Shocked are you? How can a cold and evil-minded person have friends? Remember the saying 'Nobody is an island'? That explains everything.
Another question, did she even have a secret crush when she was young? Like... puppy love?
Answer: YES! Hey, look at your jaws. It reaches the floor now... Aren't you embarrassed? Letting everyone see your too-shocked expression by dropping your jaws on the floor... Get a hold of yourself! I haven't even started telling you her first crush yet.
Okay, here we go...
Everything started on her fifth grade. She was 9 years old back then; still she remained the same as now. She's cold and stoic. She's sadistic and boyish.
It's her first day of school, and everyone should introduce themselves in the front.
"Hotaru Imai. 9 years old." She said when it was her turn. She sat on her chair, checking out every guy. Wait, checking out? Your mind must've said 'WHAT THE FUCK?'. I knew it, 'cause I thought about that too. She spotted three gorgeous boys. One with a very cute face and an angelic smile. Another one with a prince-charming aura. Last one is the bad-boy look.
The first one went to the front and introduced his self.
"Hi! I'm Kokoro Yome! Nice to meet you all!" He then sat on his chair. Hotaru eyed him.
The second one stood up and introduced his self.
"Hello... I'm Ruka Nogi. Pleased to meet you." He bowed and sat on his chair. Hotaru eyed him.
The third one stood up lazily in his chair.
"Natsume Hyuuga." He said and walked to his chair and sat. Hotaru eyed him.
Let's infiltrate Imai-sama's mind shall we?
'Too cute for me and he looks stupid. No can do.' Said her mind to the first one.
'Too good to be true.' She said to the second one.
'Looks cool, want to be noticed by him.' Her mind said as she stared at the third one.
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Time passed by so quickly and what happened? Let's see... Hotaru told one of her friends who her crush was and her classmate told her who her crush was. They both blushed as they said their secrets to each other. Her friend Sumire likes Ruka Nogi while Hotaru likes Natsume Hyuuga. Good, they have different crushes.
There was this time when Natsume invited them to his house. Hotaru's friends came and Natsume's too. They spent their lunch time there, considering that there was no class in the afternoon.
"What are you doing?" Hotaru asked Natsume.
"Sliding in the stairs. Try it." He said and Hotaru did. They smiled at each other after that.
"Can I use your bathroom?" Hotaru asked.
"Sure, come here." Natsume lead the way.
"Thanks." Hotaru said and used the bathroom. It was heaven for her that her crush talks to her. After that they went home and did their homework. After some time, someone told Hotaru who's Natsume's crush.
"Hey Hotaru! Don't you know that you are Natsume's crush? Oh god, you two look good together!" Hotaru just smiled. They went to their classroom to find Natsume's group doing something.
"Hey doll." Natsume called Hotaru that. Why? According to him, Hotaru really looked like a doll.
"Hi." Hotaru said having a stoic face.
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"You really look like a doll."
"Do not ever think of me as a monster doll."
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The school year ended like that. Boring isn't it? Face it, this is what happens when two geniuses like each other. Let's write down a list on what they have in common.
Level of mind. Check.
Outlook in life. Check.
Attitude. Check.
Behavior. Check.
Stoic face. Double check.
What else did I miss? Hmm… It's up to you to write down the other things.
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Okay, sixth grade came. Everyone have different sections now. Hotaru and Natsume are now apart.
She was happy to see him, but he was not. She just knew he has a girlfriend, and she has no boyfriend. She 'loved' him for two years, she was disappointed and disgusted. Guess who his girlfriend was? A very very stupid and ugly, sluttish girl.
She put aside 'love' and studied harder. She didn't talk nor look at him. She started to hate and keep secrets. She started to blackmail and ignores everyone. This is how Hotaru Imai became when she felt her first heart break. That was sad isn't it? Does this even sound like a love story to you?
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Guess not…
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How come we talked about her past love? Well here is what happened just earlier:
Hotaru was on the mall with her boyfriend Ruka Nogi (Yes, the same Ruka Nogi that she said that's too good for her. How did they end up together? Long story short: When Hotaru started to blackmail everyone, she began liking Ruka because he makes her a lot of money and he's easy to blackmail. They developed their feelings blah blah blah and you know what happened.). They were having a date, and they went to buy a gift for her best friend's birthday. She was waiting for the gift to be wrapped. She was bored, damn bored, and her boyfriend left her to buy something to eat. Her eyes wondered around until she saw an unwanted face, a familiar one actually. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the opposite side.
Does she have feelings for him until now? You guess.
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Sigh. Let's again, infiltrate Imai-san's mind.
"I just don't want him to see me. I don't want anyone to notice me. I don't want to be the center of attention unlike my BEST FRIEND. Hm. You know what? I'm happy with Ruka. He maybe too good to be true, but he's fun to tease, and I get lots of money because of him. Even though I sell pictures of him, he doesn't get angry or what. He's not kill joy unlike that Hyuuga. He's easy to control and I like it when I take an embarrassing picture of him. He's my opposite. He smiles for me and do everything that I say. He's like a servant. Whenever we're going on a date which is not frequent, he's the one who'll pay for the food I order. You now know why our date is not that frequent. He's always broke after our date but still, he's not complaining. It's not just because of that. Even though I'm like that, I still care for him and I love him."
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Now that we read her mind, why don't we go to Nogi-san's?
"I like Hotaru even though she makes fun of me. She sells my picture for her profit. Still, I can't get mad at her. I am aware that she's controlling me by blackmailing me with my embarrassing picture, still I don't get angry. She's the opposite of my dream girl. I do everything that she says 'cause if not... Oh god. Should I say it? Ahm... Let's see. You'll feel the wrath of Hotaru Imai, so better obey her than that... Whenever we're going on a date, I am forced to pay for our food... Or else, you'll know what'll happen. After that, I will have no money left. I don't complain 'cause you know... It's either she'll sell my embarrassing picture or she'll beat me up. Why do I still stay with her even though she's like that? Because I love her that's why."
Now, isn't that a love story?
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Is this the end of it?
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"Wait, I'll say something, stupid."
"Oh, Hotaru-sama! Sure sure go ahead, the mic is yours. Tee-hee."
"I knew from the start that Hyuuga and I aren't meant to be. Geniuses are not for each other. We are meant to marry stupid people. Can you imagine a stupid marrying another stupid?"
"Ahh... Ahm..."
"You can't, can you? I pity them if they do, letting their babies inherit their stupidity."
"R-Right."
"And I know you're meant to be with Hyuuga."
"What do you mean? Natsume is a genius right?"
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"Tch."
"HEY! Are you saying that I'm stupid? You meanie!"
"Then who's the smart one? You Mikan? Are you making me laugh? 'Cause you just failed if yes."
"This is supposed to be my birthday... Uwaaaa..."
-End-
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